Favorite Cars of August 2002
PALO ALTO, Calif.--Sept. 17, 2002--Dealix Corporation, the Home of InvoiceDealers, released the favorite cars, trucks, SUVs and minivans of its online shoppers.August 2002 Results:
The Ford F-Series completed a sweep of the past twelve months as the Overall Favorite Vehicle. This accomplishment adds to its dominance of Trucks for the past two years.
The Ford Explorer finished second overall as SUVs and trucks outnumbered cars in the top ten Overall Favorites for the first time. The Explorer also continued to dominate the SUV category.
The Honda Accord took first place in Cars for the second straight month. The Honda Civic and Nissan Altima took second and third respectively.
The Honda Odyssey stayed in the top ten Overall, despite falling from ninth to tenth. It had no problem holding on to first place in Minivans.
Category Vehicle Overall Rank Strength Rating Rank Cars 1 Honda Accord 3 10.00 2 Honda Civic 5 8.62 3 Nissan Altima 6 7.20 4 Toyota Camry 7 6.99 5 Ford Mustang 11 5.13 6 Volkswagen Jetta 14 4.83 7 Toyota Corolla 19 3.90 8 Volkswagen Passat 20 3.84 9 Ford Focus 24 3.18 10 Mitsubishi Eclipse 34 2.62 Trucks 1 Ford F-Series* 1 10.00 2 Chevrolet Silverado* 4 6.05 3 Dodge Ram Pickup* 12 3.40 4 GMC Sierra 25 2.12 5 Toyota Tacoma 29 1.92 6 Ford Ranger 33 1.80 7 Dodge Dakota 42 1.53 8 Toyota Tundra 47 1.38 9 Chevrolet S-10 51 1.31 10 Nissan Frontier 68 1.11 Sport Utility Vehicles 1 Ford Explorer* 2 10.00 2 Chevrolet Tahoe 8 5.71 3 Ford Expedition 9 5.42 4 Honda CR-V 13 4.69 5 Chevrolet Trailblazer 15 4.25 6 Ford Escape 16 4.11 7 Jeep Grand Cherokee 17 4.01 8 Jeep Liberty 18 3.87 9 Chevrolet Suburban 21 3.52 10 GMC Envoy 22 3.50 Minivans 1 Honda Odyssey 10 10.00 2 Ford Windstar 37 4.92 3 Chrysler Town & Country 55 3.62 4 Toyota Sienna 56 3.61 5 Dodge Caravan 57 3.49 6 Dodge Grand Caravan 70 3.05 7 Kia Sedona 79 2.60 8 Chevrolet Venture 88 2.26 9 Mazda MPV 101 1.84 10 Chevrolet Astro 131 1.35
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About the Study
The Dealix Popularity Index(SM) results are derived from online selections made by car shoppers using the Dealix New Car Buying System, which includes InvoiceDealers.com.
An asterisk (*) indicates that the listed vehicle includes several models and/or trim lines which share the same name.
About Dealix Corporation
Dealix helps its clients use the Internet to promote and sell cars. Thousands of auto dealers, dealer groups, and automotive manufacturers nationwide utilize Dealix's services. Consumers utilize the Dealix New Car Buying System at various retail sites Web-wide. Dealix Corporation was founded in 1998 and is based in Palo Alto, California.